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If you want to find Basil Welch, just pull into his Chilmark driveway and follow the signs.
Pass the one on the right that says Caution: Old Hunter Crossing, tacked to the tree on the edge of the yard.
Stay left of the working outhouse with the crescent moon cutout and the signs that read Turnips and, below that, Selectmen's Meeting Room.
State Study Panel Hands High Marks to Charter School
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
A state education inspection team has given a mostly glowing evaluation of the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School in West Tisbury.
The team's 42-page report, based on a visit to the school from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 last year, will be among the information considered by the state board of education at its Feb. 28 meeting in Malden on whether to renew the school's charter for the next five years.
Direct Sale of Fish Eyed at Menemsha
Chilmark Selectmen Explore Options on Waterfront
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
The Chilmark selectmen are exploring ways to enable fishermen to sell their catch directly at the Menemsha dock, part of their ongoing search for ways to support the fishing fleet and boost the village economy in general.
One idea is to attract another market to town, in particular one that would sell fresh fish caught by the Menemsha fleet, with the rest shipped to the mainland by truck, the old-fashioned way.
Tension Inside Oak Bluffs Fire Department Leads to Emergency Services Separation
By JAMES KINSELLA
Following mounting dissension in the Oak Bluffs fire department, the chairman of the board of selectmen moved this week to make the ambulance service a separate department.
Selectman and board chairman Gregory Coogan said he made a management decision Wednesday to split the two services, a move he said was long overdue.
"I think there are inherent problems in the two departments," Mr. Coogan said. "I think they have been at odds over time."
The 366-acre Aquinnah estate known as Red Gate Farm - and described by the state Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program as one of the mo
Visiting Nurse Merger Stalls
Talks Between Two Key Agencies to Form One Nursing Service Approach Time of Decision After Thirteen Months
By JULIA WELLS
Talks about a potential merger between the Island's two visiting nurse agencies have reached a critical juncture, and the next few weeks will determine whether the merger becomes reality or falls apart, leaders from both agencies said this week.